Colonial Postscript
The Diary of a District Officer
Published on 31. December 1991
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-85043-526-6 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the author's letters and writings during a career that spanned World War II and the end of empire, and included service in Nigeria, Eritrea, Singapore, Malaya, the Gold Coast and a spell in the Royal West African Frontier Force, this book describes the life and work of a colonial officer. The author argues that the typical district officer in the post-war period was a man free from Kipling's aspirations, accepting and trying to smooth the path to independence.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-526-6 (9781850435266)
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Persons
John Morley, after Cambridge and a spell working for the charismatic French entrepreneur Antonin Besse in Aden, joined the Colonial Service in 1936. He began his career in Northern Nigeria and later served in Eritrea, Singapore, Malaya and the Gold Coast. In the Second World War he was commissioned into the Royal West Africa Frontier Force and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After retiring from the Colonial Service in 1956 he became Chief Executive, Agricultural Central Cooperative Association and later Head of Planning, 'Food from Britain'. He was awarded the OBE.
Content
Aden, 1935-6; Northern Nigeria - Sokoto, 1937-8; Northern Nigeria - Sokoto continued, 1937-8; Northern Nigeria - Sokoto concluded, 1937-8; Northern Nigeria - Zuru and Yauri, 1938-9; Northern Nigeria - Lokoja, 1939-40; Northern Nigeria - Ankpa, 1940-1; Northern Nigeria - Kano - RWAFF, 1940-1; Eritrea - Massawa, 1941-2; Eritrea - Hamasien, 1942-3; Eritrea - Agordat, 1943-4; Singapore, 1945-6; Singapore continued, 1946-8; Malaya - Ipoh and Kuala Lumput, 1949-51; Gold Coast, 1952-6; Gold Coast concluded, 1952-6.